“Yeah? but 2008 wasn’t really that bad was it? I thought it was actually quite cold in China and the US. How much hotter will it get in the next 10 years?”

“Well the IPCC says that if all greenhouse gasses are above 445ppm CO2-e we will have about 2C warming, and that will likely mean CO2 is about 350ppm, according to the 2007 synthesis report. (table 5.1)”

“So they are predicting 1.3C of warming in 8 years? Thats dramatic alright. More than all the warming since 1850 in just 8 years? Surely by that measure we should be higher than 0.7C right now?”

“Well we have to believe what the scientists are telling us on this one”

“Are any other scientists saying anything different?”

“Well, there are some that are saying the world will cool in the next ten years to 1970’s levels, due to solar cycles and ocean oscillations. But they are not really mainstream.”